Waddingham 1
Robin 2005-2006: 366, fig. 177
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Yḥmʾl ḏ-S²ʿ(ḏ)t Hwf s¹qny Blw ḏ-Ḥdṯm w-
2 ʾlhy byt-s¹ Ḥdṯm s¹qnyt ḏhbn b-ḏtm s¹—
3 wfy Blw w-ʾlh-s¹ww Yḥmʾl w-ḏt byt-s¹ ʾ—
4 bṣdq b-rs²wt-s¹m w-ḫwlt qny-s¹m w-b-ḏtm |
5 ṣdq Blw Yḥmʾl krbtm tkrb-s¹ rṯd Yḥ—
6 mʾl Blw w-ʾlh-s¹ww nfs¹-s¹ w-qny-s¹ w-bn-s¹w—
7 w Whbʾl w-(W)ṯbm w-Hwfʾl w-ḏt byt-s¹ ʾb—
8 ṣ[dq] b-Blw w-b Bs²mm ḏ-Ḫrf w-ʿṯtr ḏ-Ṯmd—
9 m w-b ʾnby S²ymn w-b ḏt Ẓhrn w-ḏt Ṣn—
10 t(m)
| 2 | Robin wrongly reads ḏhbm. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yḥmʾl, of S²ʿḏt Hwf, dedicated to Blw ḏ-Ḥdṯm and 2 the gods of His temple Ḥdṯm a bronze offering, because 3 Blw and His gods protected Yḥmʾl and that of his house (=his wife) ʾbṣdq 4 during Their priesthood and the administration (?) of Their possessions; and because 5 Blw fulfilled for Yḥmʾl all the favours he had asked Him; Yḥmʾl entrusted 6 to Blw and His gods his life, his possessions, his sons 7 Whbʾl, Wṯbm and Hwfʾl and that of his house ʾb- 8 ṣdq; by Blw and by Bs²mm ḏ-Ḫrf and ʿṯtr ḏ-Ṯmd- 9 m, and by ʾnby S²ymn and by ḏt Ẓhrn and ḏt Ṣn- 10 tm. |
| 4 | "dans Leur service dans l'administration de Leurs biens" (Robin). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, Bonhams Antiquities Department |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 19, w. 40 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Blw ḏ-Ḥdṯm |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The inscription, coming from wadi Markha, is in Qatabanic. In this moment the area is under the Qatabanian power.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2005-2006: 285-286, fig. 177 | Robin, Christian J. 2005-2006. Documents épigraphiques de diverses origines. Arabia. Revue de Sabéologie, 3: 281-287. |